M1.9 earthquake 17 km WNW of Paragonah, Utah

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

University of Utah Seismograph Stations

Local time

Thu, Jan 22, 1981, 1:37 AM MST

UTC

1981-01-22 08:37:16 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.975° N, 112.946° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 10.3 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

120°

Stations used

5

• Paragonah, UtahPopulation 509. Forecast18 kmWNW
• Cedar City, UtahPopulation 30,184. Forecast35 kmNNE
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast272 kmNE
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast509 kmN

After

1. 3.28 km W of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Jan 31, 7:21 PM MST · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.19 km WNW of Kanarraville, UtahSun, Feb 1, 8:51 PM MST · 16678 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.38 km NNE of New Harmony, UtahTue, Feb 3, 8:42 PM MST · 16677 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
4. 2.97 km NNE of New Harmony, UtahThu, Feb 5, 7:32 AM MST · 16675 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
5. 2.18 km NNE of New Harmony, UtahThu, Feb 5, 7:35 AM MST · 16675 days ago · -3 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.38 km SSE of Alton, UtahTue, Feb 17, 6:25 AM MST · 16663 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
7. 1.929 km WNW of Beryl Junction, UtahTue, Feb 17, 9:52 PM MST · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.310 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Feb 27, 8:57 AM MST · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.310 km WNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 1, 5:29 PM MST · 16651 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.6UtahWed, Mar 11, 6:58 AM MST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.15 km SE of Panguitch, UtahWed, Mar 11, 9:22 AM MST · 16641 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.711 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahFri, Mar 13, 8:41 PM MST · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
13. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 1:58 AM MST · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.96 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 2:01 AM MST · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.25 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 11:24 AM MST · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.14 km E of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 11:37 AM MST · 16638 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.85 km SSE of Panguitch, UtahSat, Mar 14, 4:14 PM MST · 16638 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.211 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 5:34 PM MST · 16637 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.012 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 10:44 PM MST · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.710 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahSun, Mar 15, 11:09 PM MST · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
21. 1.912 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 17, 11:36 PM MST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.611 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahTue, Mar 17, 11:38 PM MST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
23. 1.511 km NNW of Panguitch, UtahWed, Mar 18, 7:11 AM MST · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

Before

1. 1.89 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Jan 20, 11:53 PM MST · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
2. 1.66 km S of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Jan 20, 7:18 PM MST · 16691 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.65 km E of Kanarraville, UtahTue, Jan 20, 4:53 AM MST · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
4. 2.29 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Jan 19, 6:23 PM MST · 16692 days ago · -2 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.19 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Jan 19, 7:45 AM MST · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.910 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Jan 19, 4:10 AM MST · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
7. 2.54 km E of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Jan 17, 10:56 PM MST · 16693 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.7UtahSat, Jan 17, 3:33 PM MST · 16694 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.86 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 4:41 PM MST · 16695 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.910 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 10:00 AM MST · 16695 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
11. 2.512 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 7:50 AM MST · 16695 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.29 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 7:13 AM MST · 16695 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
13. 2.26 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 5:07 AM MST · 16695 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
14. 2.36 km SE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 4:38 AM MST · 16695 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
15. 2.611 km SSE of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 16, 3:26 AM MST · 16695 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.79 km NW of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Jan 2, 10:20 AM MST · 16709 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
17. 3.110 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahMon, Dec 29, 12:12 AM MST · 16713 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.88 km ESE of Kanarraville, UtahSat, Dec 27, 11:09 AM MST · 16715 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
19. 3.08 km E of Kanarraville, UtahFri, Dec 26, 9:34 PM MST · 16715 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50000255. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.